Concept explainers
To select:the best answer from the given options
Answer to Problem 27E
The correct answer is (a) the price of oil
Explanation of Solution
Given:
“Make a
Here we want to see how well the price of oil predicts the price of gas. We think that “price of oil” will help explain “price of gas”. So, “price of oil” is the explanatory variable and “price of gas” is the response value.
Conclusion:
Thus the correct answer is (a) the price of oil.
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